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- Facebook Helped Fund David Brooks’s Second Job. Nobody Told The Readers Of The New York Times.
- 18 Great Books That Are Out In Paperback This Month
- How Has Putting Your Student Loans On Hold Changed Your Life?
- Trump’s Pentagon Blocked Troops From Getting to the Capitol Riots For Hours, DC National Guard Commander Said
- Amy Poehler’s New Teen Movie Is Earnest But Doesn't Quite Work
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Facebook Helped Fund David Brooks’s Second Job. Nobody Told The Readers Of The New York Times.
The New York Times columnist has been using his perch to promote the Weave Project — without disclosing his potential conflicts of interest to his readers.

18 Great Books That Are Available In Paperback This Month
Michelle Obama’s memoir, Andrea Bartz’s boss-babe thriller, Cathy Park Hong’s essay collection, and more.

How Has Putting Your Student Loans On Hold Changed Your Life?
If your student loans are in forbearance and you suddenly have more money than normal, BuzzFeed News would like to hear from you.

Trump’s Pentagon Blocked Troops From Getting to the Capitol Riots For Hours, DC National Guard Commander Said
The DC National Guard commander said he was not allowed to send troops to the Capitol, in sharp contrast to the city’s George Floyd protests last year, when troops were given immediate permission to deploy.

Netflix's “Moxie” Isn’t Revolutionary. But The Teens Who Watch It Might Be.
Moxie tries hards to be inclusive, but it ends up being awkward.

Andrew Cuomo Says He’s Sorry — But Won’t Resign Over Those Sexual Harassment Claims
Cuomo said he “never touched anyone inappropriately,” despite one woman saying he kissed her without consent and a photo of another woman looking visibly uncomfortable as Cuomo grabbed her cheeks.

“It’s A Sin” Simplifies The Reasons Why The AIDS Crisis Was So Devastating
The hit HBO Max miniseries is moving, but it overemphasizes the role of internalized homophobia and individual actions — rather than systemic violence — in worsening the AIDS crisis. Spoilers ahead.

Olivia Rodrigo Said She Couldn’t Write A Song About Sabrina Carpenter Because She Doesn’t “Know Her At All”
“I actually don’t know her at all.”

Todrick Hall Is Facing Backlash After Being Accused Of Defending Taylor Swift By “Slut-Shaming” Other People
“I can think of quite a few pop stars who run through men/women like it’s cardio and no one mentions their names.”
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Joe Biden Withdrew His Nomination Of Neera Tanden After Pushback In The Senate
Tanden had drawn criticism from Democrats and Republicans in the Senate, dooming her nomination to lead the Office of Management and Budget.

Dolly Parton Received A Dose Of The COVID Vaccine She Helped To Fund
"Vaccine, vaccine, vaccine, vaciiiiiiine," she sang. "I'm begging of you, please don't hesitate."

This Billionaire Has Been Partying Through the Pandemic While His Company’s Workers Died
Ricardo Salinas Pliego has seen his net worth rise to $13.5 billion during the pandemic. But while he’s partied on his yacht, his workers have faced deadly conditions that violate Mexico’s pandemic rules.

A Judge Released A Man Charged With Assaulting A Cop During The Capitol Riots, Saying The Government Messed Up Its Case
Chief Judge Beryl Howell said she likely would have kept alleged Capitol rioter Clayton Mullins behind bars, but the government’s arguments left her hands “tied.”

US Officials Are Deporting Haitian Immigrants Despite Knowing They May Face Danger
“I’m afraid I am going to get killed,” one Haitian immigrant told BuzzFeed News.

At Least A Dozen People Died After An SUV Crashed Into A Semitruck In California
An SUV crammed with people struck a semitrailer carrying gravel near El Centro in Southern California.

The 10 Photographs That Shaped This MoMA Curator’s Career
Meister discusses when she realized she was never going to be a photographer and how it feels to “shift the stories we can tell about the history of art.”

Paris Hilton Opened Up About Being "Purposefully" Humiliated By "Cruel" David Letterman After An Extremely Uncomfortable Interview From 2007 Resurfaced
"I was just getting so uncomfortable and I was so upset. During the commercial breaks I'd look at him like, 'Please stop doing this.'"

Halsey Shut Down Speculation About Her Pregnancy And Questioned Why It Was OK To "Pass Judgement About Fertility And Conception"
"My pregnancy was 100% planned, and I tried very hard for this bb."

Why Are Millennials So Worried About Moving Back In With Their Parents?
Sally never expected to be living with her parents when she turned 30 — but moving back home helped her build the life she truly wanted. (An excerpt from But You’re Still So Young.)

Here Are Some Great Virtual Book Events Happening This Week: March 1–7
Discussions with Kazuo Ishiguro, Isabel Allende, Anne Lamott, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and more.

This Woman Is Getting Her Massive Q Tattoo Removed And You Can Guess Why
Caitlin promises she does not support and is not affiliated with Q, and she plans to get what was a tattoo with a sweet backstory removed.

Taylor Swift Responded To The “Lazy, Deeply Sexist Joke” About Her Love Life In Netflix’s “Ginny & Georgia”
“Hey Ginny & Georgia, 2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back.”

Instagram Has Launched Live "Rooms"
The livestream feature has expanded from two to four people at once.

The Pleasure And Pain Of Gay Bars
These social spaces are sites of both pleasure and isolation in Gay Bar: Why We Went Out, a new book by Jeremy Atherton Lin.

Kim Kardashian Finally Addressed Calling Kourtney Kardashian The “Least Exciting To Look At” And Said It Was “Such A Low Blow”
“I took it really personally and was like, ‘Why would someone in my family say something like that?!’”

Kaley Cuoco Posted A Picture After Losing At The Golden Globes And It's So Funny It Deserves An Award Of Its Own
“I would like to thank... Never mind!!”

German Radio Station Bayern3 Apologized After Their Host Likened BTS To The Coronavirus In An On-Air Rant
In a vitriolic rant, host Matthias Matuschik likened the Korean group to "a virus that we'll hopefully have a vaccine for soon."

CrossFit Is Finally Fed Up With Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s political identity is tightly intertwined with CrossFit. After a year of scandal at the gym, it’s finally distancing itself from Georgia’s bigoted conspiracy theorist representative.

Tina Fey And Amy Poehler Really Roasted The Hell Out Of The Golden Globes
Big celebrities have called out the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for not having a single Black member, and hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler piled on.

Here Are The Winners Of The 2021 Golden Globes
Here are the winners of the Golden Globes this year, which was held remotely because of COVID.

A Trader Joe's Employee Says He Was Fired For Asking For Better COVID-19 Protections
Trader Joe's said that the employee was fired not because he raised safety concerns but because of "disrespect he showed toward our customers."

Gov. Andrew Cuomo Apologized For "Misinterpreted" Comments After Two Women Accused Him Of Sexual Harassment
Two women have now spoken out about the conditions they faced while working with the New York governor.

Black History Month During A Pandemic, Told Through The Eyes Of One Family
Richard Williams wanted to know what Black History Month meant — so he asked all four generations of his family.

A Man Who Allegedly Stabbed A 36-Year-Old Asian American Man Has Been Charged With Attempted Murder
The suspect, 23-year-old Salman Muflihi, allegedly told a security guard he "stabbed a guy" after the violent attack, but he has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

After The Texas Snowstorm Knocked Out This Woman’s Power, She Had To Race To Keep Her Daughter Alive
This mother of seven was left without electricity, which she desperately needed for her daughter, who has a condition that requires a machine to get food into her body.

10 Photo Stories That Will Challenge Your View Of The World
Here are some of the most interesting and powerful photo stories from across the internet.

Lady Gaga's Stolen Dogs Have Been Safely Returned As LA Police Continue To Search For Suspects
LA police said that the French bulldogs were turned in unharmed Friday night, two days after her dog walker was shot and the dogs were stolen.